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Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Habsburgs' art collection in a grand domed museum, with the world's greatest group of Bruegels.

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Open
Tuesday to Sunday; open daily in summer
Price
Paid
Time Needed
3 hours
Address
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 ViennaDirections
Getting There
Museumsquartier or Volkstheater station (U2 and U3).

Why Go

Opened in 1891, the museum holds the Habsburgs' paintings, including Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow and Tower of Babel, Vermeer's The Art of Painting, and works by Raphael, Titian and Velázquez.

Its café sits under the great cupola, among the most beautiful in Vienna.

Nearby in Vienna

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